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I would definitely credit that experience with helping me to have a persuasive application and making me want to do this type of work.

The best work that we can do for the environment, for nature and wildlife, and for each other, is get involved with the local communities because that is where the impact of our work can be seen.

I really appreciate that I went to school in a time when I learned to relate to the patient, professionally, socially, and personally.

You never know where your life is going to take you. So be open to possibilities that might open up.

Conservation work needs individuals who can foster a mindset of interconnectedness.

What is One Health? It’s “recognizing the interconnected relationships between human, animal, and environmental health and working together across those disciplines and sectors," says Griffith.

Our social environment affects how we study other organisms. We often use the animal world as justification or examples for how humans should be, which is dangerous.

Helping recover that story felt urgent. The work was physically intense but meaningful.

This experience was really emotionally intense (but) it was really fulfilling and powerful. It definitely confirmed that that's something that l need to have in my life. 

Grinnell definitely prepared me for my future in medicine … good studying habits, how to keep up with courseload, how to advocate for myself in the classroom, seek out professors, and how to work with people. All of those skills got really fine-tuned at Grinnell.